21-8-1 Gordon Woods

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1963. Wooden tail block, large single fin, made and signed by Gordon Woods. 9’5″ x 22″.  Has large balsa stringer, flanked by redwood. Lovely example of Gordon’s work. Attractive twin red pin stripes.  

130-3-1 Barry Bennett

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Barry Bennett is one of the pioneers of surfboard manufacturing in Australia. One of the Brookvale six as they known as. Barry like most started making boards under his house and has been the most prolific of all the manufacturers as he continued to employ most of the best known shapers he could, and also […]

72-1-1 Shane

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  Shane Shane surfboards were originally from Eastwood in Sydney but moved to Brookvale become a mover and shaker in the industry. Shane did the surf reports on the radio, and if you worked for him or were one of the crew, and there were many he held some great parties at the factory. He has […]

130-4-1 Barry Bennett

130 4 1 Barry Bennett copy

Barry Bennett is one of the pioneers of surfboard manufacturing in Australia. One of the Brookvale six as they known as. Barry like most started making boards under his house and has been the most prolific of all the manufacturers as he continued to employ most of the best known shapers he could, and also […]

8-9-1 Garry Birdsall

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Garry Birdsall is a former Australian surfing champion and a world-renowned shaper and surf artist. Garry originally lived in the Shire south of Sydney prior to moving to Wollongong on the south coast of NSW. Garry has been involved in the surfing industry for over 50 years and is a solid character. He still surfs […]